introducing baby to family pets

Morning all!Any tips on the do's / dont's of this? We have 2 (very gentle!) golden retrievers and I cannot wait to see them meet the baby for the first time. I know you obviously need to be careful with any gigs around kids, but does anyone have any examples of how they introduced? Thks

Morning all!Any tips on the do's / dont's of this? We have 2 (very gentle!) golden retrievers and I cannot wait to see them meet the baby for the first time. I know you obviously need to be careful with any gigs around kids, but does anyone have any examples of how they introduced? Thks

I'm a ftm so haven't experienced introducing baby and dog.. But we got a book called 'how to tell your pet you're pregnant'. There's a lot of info about preparing your dog and supporting them through the meet.

I'm a ftm so haven't experienced introducing baby and dog.. But we got a book called 'how to tell your pet you're pregnant'. There's a lot of info about preparing your dog and supporting them through the meet.

Get partner to take a wrap the baby has been in before bub comes home so dogs get used to smell and make them respect the wrap, keep it higher than them web they smell it but yea check Cesar Milan website

Get partner to take a wrap the baby has been in before bub comes home so dogs get used to smell and make them respect the wrap, keep it higher than them web they smell it but yea check Cesar Milan website

When we brought our baby home our Maltese ****zu was very unsure about the thing making all the noise so i picked him up (df had the baby) let him have a sniff and a look after about a week I knew I could trust him not to hurt the baby and could leave them say in the lounge together while I went to the toilet and now ds is 7 months the dog stays well out of his way because he knows that he can pull tails and fur lol

When we brought our baby home our Maltese ****zu was very unsure about the thing making all the noise so i picked him up (df had the baby) let him have a sniff and a look after about a week I knew I could trust him not to hurt the baby and could leave them say in the lounge together while I went to the toilet and now ds is 7 months the dog stays well out of his way because he knows that he can pull tails and fur lol

We have two cats - not dogs - but two very doglike cats who have been our furbabies for years before my daughter came. It was a matter of letting the cats sniff the baby - one fell in love, the other was dismissive and today two years later one is best friends and the other ignores my daughter. There was some limited antisocial behaviour from the dismissive one - scratched furniture more, meowed more - but we just tried to give them attention as well - let them sit next to us when feeding baby etc - so they think life is normal. Worse thing I think is to ban contact but you don't sound like u have any interest in doing that at all!

We have two cats - not dogs - but two very doglike cats who have been our furbabies for years before my daughter came. It was a matter of letting the cats sniff the baby - one fell in love, the other was dismissive and today two years later one is best friends and the other ignores my daughter. There was some limited antisocial behaviour from the dismissive one - scratched furniture more, meowed more - but we just tried to give them attention as well - let them sit next to us when feeding baby etc - so they think life is normal. Worse thing I think is to ban contact but you don't sound like u have any interest in doing that at all!

We had to deal with this yesterday wen we came home from hospital. We did wat a pp said dh came home a couple days ago with 1 of bubs suits and the maxi I gave birth in so they could smell bub and also me and bub together, he put the suit in the nursery, (they already don't go in there) and got it out a couple more times for them to smell. Wen we came home I came inside 1st so they could smell me and get some excitement out, then dh came in with bub! They were so excited and just wanted to smell and lick so we had to contain them a little! They are very interested in bub and I'm guessing it will take about a week and they will b comfortable with everything! Oh and my pups r 2 Maltese shih-tzu's!

We had to deal with this yesterday wen we came home from hospital. We did wat a pp said dh came home a couple days ago with 1 of bubs suits and the maxi I gave birth in so they could smell bub and also me and bub together, he put the suit in the nursery, (they already don't go in there) and got it out a couple more times for them to smell. Wen we came home I came inside 1st so they could smell me and get some excitement out, then dh came in with bub! They were so excited and just wanted to smell and lick so we had to contain them a little! They are very interested in bub and I'm guessing it will take about a week and they will b comfortable with everything! Oh and my pups r 2 Maltese shih-tzu's!

I thought my dog would be a nightmare around the baby, but he was great, I think the baby must smell like a mix of me and my partner so he automatically loved her and licked her toes. We just waited until he calmed down (he was super excited since he hadn't seen me in 2 days) and showed him the baby and said "gentle" and "kisses" which are words he knows so he understood how to behave

I thought my dog would be a nightmare around the baby, but he was great, I think the baby must smell like a mix of me and my partner so he automatically loved her and licked her toes. We just waited until he calmed down (he was super excited since he hadn't seen me in 2 days) and showed him the baby and said "gentle" and "kisses" which are words he knows so he understood how to behave

We have a boxer - and if anyone owns a boxer will understand how crazy they are! So excitable! We wondered how it would go for Paddy to get used to the new baby. We did as PP & my hubby brought home a wrap & beanie he wore. Now 7 1/2 months later they love each other!

We have a boxer - and if anyone owns a boxer will understand how crazy they are! So excitable! We wondered how it would go for Paddy to get used to the new baby. We did as PP & my hubby brought home a wrap & beanie he wore. Now 7 1/2 months later they love each other!

We have two Dogs, Rhodesian Ridge Backs and they're very big. We've introduced 2 babies to them ( Our daughter was 3 when we got them and we have 2 sons) and they did really well. I made sure our normal routines didn't change and I let them sniff the babies and always made sure I was relaxed/friendly when they were around and the baby was with me. Some how they just understood they these loud/smelly little creatures were part of our pack and we never had any trouble. Saying that though our dogs are very timid :) I'd research this topic online. The more information and tools you have about introducing your dog(s) to the new bub is only going to help. Good luck! :)

We have two Dogs, Rhodesian Ridge Backs and they're very big. We've introduced 2 babies to them ( Our daughter was 3 when we got them and we have 2 sons) and they did really well. I made sure our normal routines didn't change and I let them sniff the babies and always made sure I was relaxed/friendly when they were around and the baby was with me. Some how they just understood they these loud/smelly little creatures were part of our pack and we never had any trouble. Saying that though our dogs are very timid :) I'd research this topic online. The more information and tools you have about introducing your dog(s) to the new bub is only going to help. Good luck! :)

Thanks for all the replies, makes me very excited to intro them when baby arrives. My 2 dogs have such awesome natures, I know they're going to be like 3 peas in a pod! I like the idea of partner bringing home something the baby has worn for them. Ill check out the Cesar Milan site and that book as well. Thanks!

Thanks for all the replies, makes me very excited to intro them when baby arrives. My 2 dogs have such awesome natures, I know they're going to be like 3 peas in a pod! I like the idea of partner bringing home something the baby has worn for them. Ill check out the Cesar Milan site and that book as well. Thanks!

I was only in hospital for a night so we didn't get a chance to take anything home for the dog to smell, but we brought DD inside in the capsule and let our poodle have a good sniff. She was really excited! Now DD is 11 months and the poodle is considerably less excited when she sees her coming... But just try and make sure you keep showing your dog love and giving them pats and plays.

I was only in hospital for a night so we didn't get a chance to take anything home for the dog to smell, but we brought DD inside in the capsule and let our poodle have a good sniff. She was really excited! Now DD is 11 months and the poodle is considerably less excited when she sees her coming... But just try and make sure you keep showing your dog love and giving them pats and plays.

We have a tiny mini fox/chihuahua & I was in hosp 5 days with my son after birth & my partner took home a Muslin wrap we had our son wrapped in for our dog to smell. She took to our son very well & almost 2 yrs on she loves him & follows him around like a bad smell lol

We have a tiny mini fox/chihuahua & I was in hosp 5 days with my son after birth & my partner took home a Muslin wrap we had our son wrapped in for our dog to smell. She took to our son very well & almost 2 yrs on she loves him & follows him around like a bad smell lol

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